Pictures Of The Day: The Best Images From Around The World On Wednesday 17th June 2015

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Pictures of the day from The Huffington Post brings you the very best news and sports images from around the world, chosen and created by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland and Tahira Mirza.

Pics of the Day
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 17: Broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson greets Alice Beer after watching the match between Gilles Simon of France and Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia during day three of the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club on June 17, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) (credit:Julian Finney via Getty Images)
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she arrives on the second day of Royal Ascot horse racing meet at Ascot, England, Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Royal Ascot is the annual five day horse race meeting that Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends every day of the event. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Scrapped vehicles are pictured on a scrapyard on June 4, 2015 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province of China. Most of those vehicles were impounded after breaking traffic laws. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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Lo and behold! The world’s first ever flying cake is taking to the London skies! This week a delicious baking phenomenon was seen rising high towards the sky amidst the tall palm trees in the city’s hidden tropical oasis at the Barbican Conservatory.
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BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - JUNE 17: A general view of the judges as an athlete competes in the Trampoline Individual Qualification during day five of the Baku 2015 European Games at the National Gymnastics Arena on June 17, 2015 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images for BEGOC) (credit:Matthias Hangst via Getty Images)
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A Filipino boy walks along a flooded street after a heavy downpour in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines Wednesday, June 17, 2015. The rainy season in the country starts in June and runs through till November. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A Syrian boy carries a wounded kid on his back as they return to the Syrian town of Tal Abyad from Turkey near Akcakale border crossing in Sanliurfa province on June 17, 2015 after Free Syrian Army and Kurdish fighters drove out Daesh militants. (Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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In preparation for the longest day of the year this Sunday 21st June and to celebrate the launch of the P20 Love Our Parks campaign, Jenni Falconer has been in central London today, encouraging the general public everywhere to stay safe in the sun whilst enjoying stunning British parks.
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Naomi Watts, left, and Nicole Kidman recipient of the Crystal Award for Excellence in Film, kiss at the Women in Film 2015 Crystal And Lucy Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP) (credit:Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)
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Cara Delevingne attends a photocall for the film 'Paper Towns' (German title: Margos Spuren) at Zoo Palast on June 16, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Target Presse Agentur Gmbh/WireImage) (credit:Target Presse Agentur Gmbh via Getty Images)
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ASCOT, ENGLAND - JUNE 17: The Tootsie Rollers laugh as they break up from a group photo on day 2 of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 17, 2015 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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Honoree Miley Cyrus, right, arrives with friend Tyler Ford at the 6th Annual amfAR New York Inspiration Gala at Spring Studios on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (credit:Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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Mother Beru with her six week-old baby ring-tailed lemur Tahiry as she takes her first few steps in her enclosure at Blair Drummond Safari Park, Stirling. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
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Kristen Stewart speaks at the Women in Film 2015 Crystal And Lucy Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP) (credit:Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 17: A rainbow is seen over the Sydney Harbour Bridge on June 17, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (credit:Cameron Spencer via Getty Images)
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BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - JUNE 17: Charlie Maddock of Great Britain poses with her Gold Medal after winning the Women's Taekwondo -49kg Final at the Crystal Hall on June 17, 2015 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images for BEGOC) (credit:Dan Mullan via Getty Images)
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A worker cleans glass windows at an office building in Jakarta's main business district, Indonesia, Wednesday, June, 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Migrant kneels in prayer, in Ventimiglia, at the Italian-French border Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Police at Italy's Mediterranean border with France forcibly removed a few dozen African migrants who have been camping out for days in hopes of continuing their journeys farther north, a violent scene Italy is using to show that Europe needs to do something about the migrant crisis. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Developer Donald Trump displays a copy of his net worth during his announcement that he will seek the Republican nomination for president, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A suricate, also known as a meerkat, stands inside its cage at the city zoo in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Neil Sands of the Irish Network Bay Area places a flag of Ireland over wreaths at the Library Gardens apartment complex in Berkeley, Calif., Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Berkeley police say several people are dead and others injured after a balcony fell shortly before 1 a.m., near the University of California, Berkeley. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Actor Peter Dinklage poses for photographers to promote his upcoming film "The Angry Birds movie" at the Summer of Sony photo call in Cancun, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Christian Palma) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Workers remove part of a balcony that collapsed at the Library Gardens apartment complex in Berkeley, Calif., Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Berkeley police say several people are dead and others injured after the balcony fell near the University of California, Berkeley. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 17: (EDITORS NOTE: This image was shot in panoramic mode on an iPhone.) A rainbow is seen over the Sydney Harbour Bridge on June 17, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (credit:Cameron Spencer via Getty Images)
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Police stand next to Chile's Arturo Vidal's wrecked vehicle after he crashed near Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Chilean media says star the midfielder escaped serious injury after crashing the red Ferrari in the outskirts of Santiago. Local media said Vidal sustained minor injuries. (AGENCIA UNO/ Felipe Fredes via AP) CHILE OUT - NO USAR EN CHILE (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Mount Sinabung spews volcanic materials from its crater in Tanah Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, June 16, 2015. Around 3,000 people remain in temporary accommodation in the Indonesian region of North Sumatra as Mount Sinabung continues to spew volcanic ash, smoke and rock around 500 meters into the sky. (Photo by Suhairy Triyadhi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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ASCOT, ENGLAND - JUNE 16: Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip, Duke Of Edinburgh, Prince Harry and Prince Andrew, Duke of York arrive on the royal procession during Royal Ascot 2015 at Ascot racecourse on June 16, 2015 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse) (credit:Charlie Crowhurst via Getty Images)
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U.S. first lady Michelle Obama waves at the media as she is greeted by British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha as she arrives to visit them at 10 Downing Street in, London, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Schoolgirls in east London greeted U.S. first lady Michelle Obama with song, interpretive dance and squeals of joy Tuesday as she traveled to the British capital to promote education for girls. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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